Michael C. Fajgenbaum, M.D., P.A.
Michael C. Fajgenbaum is a Board Certified Orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery. He has been with the Bone and Joint Surgery Clinic since 1988 and has been the team Orthopaedic Surgeon for North Carolina State University Football for 17 years.
He was born and raised in Trinidad in the West Indies . After graduating from Trinity College in Trinidad with a certificated from Cambridge University he attended Tulane University and graduated with a bachelor of science in Chemistry in 1978. He was honored as a Tulane scholar and was Phi Eta Sigma.
He went on to Tulane Medical School and graduated in 1982 when he earned a residency position at the University of Florida, in Gainesville. He completed his Internship in General Surgery and then directly entered the Orthopaedic department in 1983. During his residency Dr. Fajgenbaum received additional Sports Medicine training with Dr. Fred Allman of the Sports Medicine Institute of America, at that time the team physician for Georgia Tech and former Olympic team doctor. Dr. Michael Fajgenbaum also served as “Chief Resident” and then joined the faculty as a “Clinical Instructor” in 1987. During his residency Dr. Fajgenbaum authored several publications and presented original research at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting.
Upon leaving the University of Florida Dr. Fajgenbaum joined the Bone and Joint Surgery Clinic in Raleigh, North Carolina. He is Board Certified and has recertified with a subspecialty in Sports Medicine.
Shortly after arriving in Raleigh, he was approached by the head coach of the North Carolina State University Football team and asked to become the team Orthopaedic Surgeon. At 30 years old that would make him the youngest Orthopaedist ever to be in charge of a NCAA Division I football program anywhere. Over the years he has also served as team physician for Methodist College, the Carolina Mudcats, the Carolina Cobras and Ravenscroft School. Time constraints and the realities of family life have forced him at present to limit his team commitments to the Wolfpack and Ravenscroft.
Dr. Fajgenbaum has served on numerous hospital committees including Quality Assurance and Ethics. He currently co-chairs the Orthopaedic service line at Rex Hospital. He was recently honored by North Carolina’s physical therapists and Governor Easley by being elected to a two year term on the North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners in 2005.
Dr. Michael Fajgenbaum is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the North Carolina Medical Society. His interests include sports, music, and family.
Dr. Michael Fajgenbaum's interests are sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery.